https://youtu.be/vh4XqGQuLGA The evolution of the sport of MMA will push further than we’ve ever come as two of the most technical fighters step in the octagon to showcase who’s skills will prove to be more dominant next Sunday. Dominick “The Dominator” Cruz has spent four years on the sidelines watching everyone else compete while he […]

https://youtu.be/8B6Y283W5lQ Frank Mir (18-10 MMA) has faced the best of the best the majority of his career.   The 36 year old signed on with the UFC back in 2001 and is one of the few that has 25 + fights for the organization. Mir’s next task is formidable opponent Mark  “Super Samoan” Hunt who […]

https://youtu.be/kpTyP9Vyd5s Anthony “Rumble Johnson is back on the title hunt after failing to beat Daniel Cormier at UFC 187 for the vacant UFC title in May of last year. Rumble couldn’t keep up with the pressure that Cormier was unleashing and fell victim to a RNC “rear naked choke” before the end of the third […]

https://youtu.be/S7nBbA8hjCU Some of the most devastating knockouts in UFC history happen in a blink of an eye.    Some of the knockouts that happen are strikes or kicks  that fighters never even see coming. Fighters that have a tendency to brace for impact versus slipping a punch tend not to have long careers in the […]

[fbvideo link=LINK_TO_FB_VIDEO] The UnderGround Joe Rogan Series: The UFC color commentator, creator of the Joe Rogan Experience Podcast, and Black Belt in both no-gi and gi BJJ knocks out an opponent with a spin back kick in this footage from his early years as a Taekwondo prodigy. Posted by The Underground on Friday, January 8, […]

When Dominick Cruz and TJ Dillashaw square off in the Octagon on Sunday for the UFC bantamweight championship, the elite level of footwork that will be on display will be nothing short of remarkable. While Jason Parillo broke down some TJ Dillashaw’s footwork techniques, in the video above we see Dominick Cruz’s footwork broken down […]

https://youtu.be/X-n9_eZzq3E If you ever come up with an excuse to miss a training session or a workout,  just remember the older gentleman in this video. Randy Couture retired at a ripe age of 48 from the fight game,  while Dan Henderson still on the active  roster at 45, winning 1 of 3 fights last year. […]

Cain Velasquez is back in action after his losing his heavyweight title to Fabricio Werdum last year at UFC 188 via guillotine choke in the third round of their heavyweight conten Velasquez was out almost two years from competition due to injury before his last fight with Werdum in Mexico City Mexico.  Elevation may of […]

https://youtu.be/-03j-XGACXY Conor McGregor may be fresh off a 13 second KO win over Jose Aldo at UFC 194 where he claimed the UFC featherweight championship, but with a lightweight showdown with Rafael Dos Anjos only 8 weeks away at UFC 197, McGregor is already back in the gym training. In this clip posted to social […]

https://youtu.be/XyauHOKniyQ Next Sunday on January 17th, UFC Fight Night 81 is set in Boston MA.  Travis “Hapa” Browne (17-3-1 MMA)  is looking to pick up a win after losing an epic battle between Andrei “Pit Bull” Arlovski at UFC 187 last year. Brown’e opponent Sunday night will be Matt “Meathead” Mitrione (9-4 MMA) who lost his […]

https://youtu.be/scGlNhaSiIo It’s been over 3 years since we’ve seen former UFC welterweight contender Dan Hardy inside the Octagon. On a 2-fight win streak, Hardy was booked to face Matt Brown back in 2013, however ‘The Outlaw’ was diagnosed with a heart condition and was forced out of the bout. Hardy hasn’t been in the Octagon […]

https://youtu.be/Fs9wnHK3Tu0 Anthony “Showtime” Pettis is set to step into the octagon next Sunday against Eddie “The Silent Assassin” Alvarez at Fight Night Boston in the Madison Square Garden Arena. Both fighters competed only one time in 2015 and the results were split.   Pettis fought against Rafael dos Anjos in a 5 round one-sided affair, […]

One of the common threads in most martial artists who take up the sport is the ability to have respect not just for your opponent but an overall respect in general.   This obviously doesn’t apply to all who practice or compete. Most times when respect isn’t given,  unexpected turn of events may unfold due […]

https://youtu.be/eKDweAnBNME It’s been over a combined four years that Dominick Cruz has been out of competition during his tenure with the UFC.   Prior to his injuries, the former champ was the most dominant bantamweight fighter with a unique style that was years ahead of the rest of the division. Cruz hasn’t hasn’t been shy […]

UFC 195 was an emotional night for many fighters. In the co-main event Stipe Miocic put on a spectacular performance against Andrei Arlovski, which set Miocic up for a title shot. In the main event, Carlos Condit and Robbie Lawler slugged it out over the course of 5 rounds to a controversial decision that saw […]

Ahead of Dominick Cruz and TJ Dillashaw’s highly anticipated scrap for the bantamweight championship next Sunday, listen to the pair doing a live media conference call above! If we’ve learned anything from the past few weeks, it’s that the conference call will be filled with trash talk!

Check out this classic video from the past of a young Nate Diaz still in his teens fighting a grown man. The video description says this was Nate’s first fight back in 2002 against Robert Limon. See how the young Diaz makes quick work of Limon. Nate Diaz is coming off an exciting return to […]

https://youtu.be/sSkoR9StJNg On UFC President Dana White’s ‘Lookin’ For A Fight’ video series, Dana White seemed interested in having 1-0 Mickey Gall fight CM Punk after Gall approached White about the fight. While nothing was set in stone, the MMA community went wild with speculation as to whether or not an opponent had finally been found […]

https://youtu.be/VRsC2bLTvxo Since footage emerged prior to UFC 194 of Conor McGregor and Gunnar Nelson working with movement expert Ido Portal, fans have been anxiously awaiting more footage of the trio working together. In this new video we can see the men training together in the sand, and then see footage of the master Ido Portal […]

Gary Goodridge vs Paul Herrera at UFC 8 on February 16, 1996 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. #DWCOTD A video posted by Dana White (@danawhiteufc) on Jan 7, 2016 at 9:02pm PST Old school MMA fans will remember this iconic KO where Gary Goodridge rained down elbows from the crucifix position on Paul Herrera. The clip […]

The various disciplines in mixed martial arts have had their long history of respect and self-control that go along with being a student and learning the art. However, not all martial artists have kept their cool when intense moments really heated up as you can see in this video of some of the dirtiest moments […]

https://youtu.be/l5vsdp–40k When TJ Dillashaw and Dominick Cruz fight for the UFC bantamweight championship on January 17th, the insanely methodical and elite footwork that will be on display is enough to wow even the casual MMA fan. Ahead of the fight, famed coach Jason Parillo breaks down Dillashaw’s footwork, and how he uses it to win […]

UFC 195’s main event war between Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit was in fact one for the ages. While the majority of the fight was back and forth, the last 90 seconds of the fight will go down as arguably the greatest minute and a half inside of the Octagon. The judges scored the bout […]

https://youtu.be/4elAcKEjgjo Donald Cerrone is currently coming off a loss to Rafael Dos Anjos for the UFC lightweight title last month at UFC on FOX 17. While he initially wasn’t sure how soon the UFC would call him for a fight after being on the wrong end of a one-sided beating, then it has since been […]